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collegeinit · 4 years ago

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Neo Luddism (negative impact of technology)

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is growing day by day. Technology solves problems with various inventions. Technology has both negative and positive impacts. The pace of technology is transforming society which has made life easy but also created inequality between people. The rise of technology (such as nuclear technology, automation) has raised many questions doubting technology. Neo-Luddism or new Luddism is an ideology opposing many forms of technology. This ideology was active in the early stage of the 90s. People having the same ideology is called neo-Luddite. Neo Luddites oppose technology that is materialistic or destructive of society.

Rise of technology

As a student of information technology, I have seen Technology has a big impact on the industrial revolution which has caused a large scale of urbanization. The technology was enhancing productivity with various inventions which helped industries work fast, easy and profitable. Due to this reason technology created many workers unemployed and in this period the labor wage started decreasing. This has created a big economic gap between people. Neo Luddism ideology is critical about technology. Neo Luddite is growing and cautious to adopt rising technology. Technology may be great but it can be harmful too. Technology is changing our society day by day. During my research I have found data from 1979 to 2008 U.S population has increased by 35% and manufacturing employment has dropped 31% from 19.4 million jobs to 13.5 million jobs. Technology invention has eliminated the jobs of humans by reducing the price of production. The adoption of technology has created huge unemployment for blue-collar jobs such as labor. It has also created a fear of losing jobs towards workers in various fields. Everyone is working very hard even when productivity has increased because of the fear of losing the job.

Internet

The Internet is one of the popular inventions of Technology. It is a great source of information but every source is not reliable and trustworthy. I found 40% of the world’s population is using social media. Technology has reduced distance between people but it has also created distance of social relationships between people. The Internet has grown and every new generation is now involved in social media. Social media is very addictive, people on average spend two hours every day. Using computers for a long period can cause burning the vision. The screen of a computer can generate radiation that can harm the eyes. According to me, Social media has a good impact on society but it also has a toxic environment. People have too much involvement in their life in social media. It can cause distractions while we are doing focused work. As more users are using the internet everyone may not have good intentions.

Increasing the use of computers has increased computer crimes. Technology is growing rapidly and breaching our privacy. Nowadays, privacy issues are also rising as a student of information technology. Privacy of an individual is very important. Tracking location and spying information of an individual can be very easy for professionals because of electronic devices connected to a network. Big corporations are collecting data of people and data can be the next source of income. Many websites collect data and use them for advertising and marketing. Websites collecting data can track location and know users' likes and dislikes. Every individual has a different experience in social media but as I have seen social media it can influence people's perception. I have seen a piece of news about Cambridge Analytica which has collected millions of data of American citizens without their concern which helped Donald Trump to elect as a president of America. From this scenario, I can tell social media can influence and manipulate people. Mental health professionals are getting concerned about the impact of social media on mental health.

Digital divide

According to me, technology has created a Digital divide between people. Aleph Molinari described the digital divide as,” The Digital Divide is the gap between individuals and communities that have access to information technologies and those that don’t”. Mobile, internet, computer, etc are technologies creating a digital divide. The Internet has been a great source for information but everyone can’t access the internet because of poverty which creates information poverty. Every day new inventions are coming into the market and everyone can’t afford those inventions. Technology is made for the betterment of human life but it is causing enormous negative effects on human life and creating division.

Technology impact on the environment

Technology has a negative impact such as climate, energy, water and creates waste. The industry is consuming energy heavily. As the population is increasing use of vehicles using energy such as fuel is also increasing which is increasing air pollution. The usage of energy is affecting the earth’s climate. I have seen so many articles about global warming .Technologies releasing carbon dioxide can be one of the causes of the greenhouse. Even in the field of agriculture, it uses technology which has a negative impact. Using pesticides, fertilizer and such chemicals can harm the soil. In the context of Nepal I have not seen waste management from industry which is polluting the environment.

I found neo-Luddism is a philosophy that opposes technology that hampers human life. It shows the technological influence on people's life. People should know what they are using and how they can impact our lives. I found that while using technology people should be aware about how its working and its impacts in the long term. During my research I found various impacts of technology.

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joshuacollinsma · 6 years ago

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Week Twelve

Monday - I was doing my essay to the best of my ability and am confused whether it is okay to include a song and poem as some of my referencing, also I got an email about not being able to pay my creative cloud which will run out in 28 days if I don't sort it out, turns out I have no money in my account whatsoever so that's fucking shit cause I can’t pay for my train ticket home, adobe creative cloud or phone bill till I get paid which is the 20th December.

And did those feet in ancient time

Walk upon Englands mountains green:

And was the holy Lamb of God,

On Englands pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,

Shine forth upon our clouded hills?

And was Jerusalem builded here,

Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold:

Bring me my arrows of desire:

Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!

Bring me my Chariot of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,

Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand:

Till we have built Jerusalem,

In Englands green & pleasant Land.

William Blake, Jerusalem.

Tuesday began with me organising my shoot with peers and asking them to model. Looking back at my mood boards what I had in mind was a Mad Max-esque style shoot and the vision was good. However the ideas in my head did not connect with the imagery I was producing, the objects were unclear and the sense of dystopian-neo-luddism did not correlate. This really fucked me off as I completed the edits straight away. I was happy with the editing style and was aware that the images if within a different project, might work a lot better. The way I was feeling at the time was sparked a reaction, not as severe as the Unabomber that tried to start a revolution and injured people along the way.

Hand in hand with the essay I wrote my preface which gave the project more personality and would allow me to visualise the project better.

Preface

The year is 2037 the world has progressed and the risk of AI (artificial intelligence) singularity is looking more and more probable. AI has already replaced day to day jobs and automated technology is everywhere ‘to make our lives easier’ and give us more freedom to explore education, science and art.

As time progressed from the 2020’s to the 30’s world governments began to work together to share information, initially for the use of security as civil unrest is foreseen, requiring households to be under surveillance and a revealed truth that technology does listen and governments are searching for better ways to control the population.

AI’s via Amazon’s; Google’s; Apple's; home helpers, CCTV and everything else the government can get a chip into, the rest of technology is being built by The Automated so everything can listen and watch your every move. Because of this increase in technology, the hyper-sensitivity towards it is rife with the military being called to action against human revolt, plus the increased risk of an AI takeover.

Neo-Luddites are living in fear of the AI’s and governments which are enforcing the use of AI as they say it’s making life easier, yet ignoring the impacts on climate change and the populations health.

Neo-Luddites refuse technology in all forms, subverting current AI tech is central to their ethos.

I found the photographs to suit the visual aesthetic compositionally and within the colours theme I was going for, however, the shoot needed to be art directed better with a bigger budget than I was working with. Ideally, models would be wearing rags and have much more of a pungent look rather than having very current outfits.

Following this, I looked to my peers to mitigate the use of the photographs and the ideas of collaging and paying homage to my previous projects arose while simultaneously making the artefacts better as I did not find the pictures appealing and they did not stand out enough. The collages I made did spike a reaction in a way that I can be as messy as I like and fit it well within the project - it was also a good venting exercise because I was able to go mad on photoshop rather than at someone. I feel the collages allowed me to how far I would be able to go with the actual artefacts once adding to the pre-existing ‘air purifier, electromagnetic-wave blocker, and can phone’. The collages would become part of my Design Boards as a visual aid to the project for titles and filler images, but in speculation of an exhibition would be hung as prints alongside the artefacts and final outcome photographs.

After I had complete collages I went back to my essay, finalised the conclusion and also finished my design boards.

After using the objects in the photographs, I realised the need to be much more dystopian and taboo-like to make it seem much more industrial and handmade. I progressed by adding more wires, string, holes to each object making them more probable in a dystopia, and a lot more interesting to look at. The final objects, for instance in an exhibition, would be placed by the side of the prints, collages and essay giving everything full context.

The final pictures I used were from my initial shoot, I feel with all the contextuality within the collages, essay and newly improved artefacts the stand-alone images would work well with a caption/title and subtle post-production drawings from the collages onto the images. I feel the images now communicate my idea of ‘2037′, because of the editing style and newly found context taken from collages and photographed artefacts.

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rebeccaueditor · 6 years ago

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Words & Interview: Rebecca U

What is the primary purpose of ‘New Methods Of Deception’? Should I feel invincible? Should I feel comforted? or Should I feel fear?

BEN FERNS: That depends on your perspective. A touch point for the original work was Rus' idea of 'a manual for paranoiacs and dissidents'. It’s implied that only the fringes of society would want to deconstruct their lives in an attempt to subvert these systems, which may or may not have the powers described, and were apparently created for the good of all. The intent was to create a manual for counter-surveillance from a speculative future where cameras, microphones, sensors, and storage were so ubiquitous and cheap almost everything was captured. This wasn't just a concept of CCTV, but of us observing and recording each other intentionally and unintentionally as part of our everyday lives. The other key element was the concept of an ability to process this data and extract patterns, and what capacities a future state-scale entity would have based on that predictive ability. The document itself would be a compilation of techniques used on the fringes of society, copied, edited and handed on. I did assume we would reach this point in terms of surveillance capability, but not at this speed and with such a lack of political discourse. Despite the current capabilities of surveillance technology, phone-call metadata is still considered cutting edge in news and legislatures.

RUS BROCKMAN: An element of each emotional state. The project was based around a narrative of figures at the periphery of society, a catalog or primer of the techniques to deflect and obfuscate systems and surveillance with a combination of low-tech and hi-tech methodologies. We imagine these marginal figures as a mix of social outcast and revolutionary, of Luddite and Hacke, reading low-tech paper manuals whilst employing an array of technological apparatus. Today the public is now at least dimly aware of the breadth and depth of the state's powerful surveillance apparatus to render the world visible. However, when we were developing this project in 2010, advances in AI, mass data mining and general knowledge about surveillance tech’s development were at a nascent level, so we were projecting into an era of ubiquitous surveillance and capture that has now been to a very real extent; achieved.

Cyber crimes have become more sophisticated with the rapid emergence of cybercriminals, government surveillance, hack attacks from nation states and the application of technology to nearly all aspects of life. Becoming a Neo-Luddite to avoid being compromised, is this the best path for humanity? Do you foresee a major rise of modern-day Luddites?

RB: One of the major inspirations for this project was the conspiracy and survivalist zines printed in the early-mid 90’s. These magazines/fanzines published by mail order small presses like the USA’s Paladin Press were very strange DIY documents. Printed and very often traded on, they covered a diverse range of topics from building underground shelters, to becoming a private eye, to surviving WW; they were hastily written, filled with typo’s and rough sketched, direct insight into the writers often fevered mind. There was a strong libertarian and often times a Luddite sensibility at work in these documents, informed by a desire to be free from government interference; to live off the grid. The anarchic underground spirit of these publications was something that we really wanted to channel in the work. While I don’t see an emergence of a neo-Luddite philosophy gaining traction as a mass cultural movement; it’s an increasingly difficult and onerous lifestyle choice, can see the emergence of a new kind of post-internet tribalism. What will be interesting about these new tribal forms and it’s relationship to technology is to see if it manifest as an introspective force.

BF: Luddism isn't necessarily an all-or-nothing proposition. I can see situations where people would want to opt into Luddism; a leisure space for overly-observed figures, guaranteed to be free from any kind of digital recordings, or a period of time when a group disconnects from the net prior to an organized protest. There are already isolated groups e.g. (bombing of nanotechnology labs in Mexico) http://www.nature.com/news/nanotechnology-armed-resistance-1.11287 It’s hard to gauge whether those ideas will catch on in broader cultures explicitly due to surveillance technology. There will likely be a growing ‘disease’ with technological progress as a whole though, as automation and AI begin to remake the world within people's lifetimes and become a manifestation of change itself.

Aside from worrying about privacy issues, we (society) should increase our awareness and concern about disruptive technology developed in secrecy, I feel this will cause so much unaccountable chaos. What do you have to say about tech developed in secrecy? BF: The people closest to these types of projects that can still talk about them (research academics and tech company executives) have been trying to raise the alarm for a while now. Technology has given individual humans greater and greater abilities over time, and unless there is a shift in some underlying truth, it seems like that will continue. Drawing that out, you get to the stage where smaller and smaller groups of people can destroy civilization (we are currently at the state level, with nuclear weapons). Later, you can imagine small groups of people able to destroy humanity through misguided intentions who say 'Oops'. The argument against secrecy is that the rest of the world can draw a line between what is 'acceptable' knowledge to pursue. Unfortunately, I think that's a relatively naive view of human nature. RB: Malicious weaponized tech employed in cyber-attacks, we face more obscure existential threats. The development of AI and the enormity of the effects that could be wrought by a truly artificial intelligence seems immense, they defy comprehension. The idea of nations been caught in an AI arms race, developing the projects in secret, in a dash to achieve geopolitical pre-eminence seems a very real possibility with potentially dire consequences to civilization. On a more immediate level, tech that is a daily part of our lives has the potential to cause tremendous chaos. A society whose consensus of idea and civics are imagined solely through their online engagements seems to be leading to an increase rather than a reduction in tribal identities, and I think we are only beginning to understand how the internet can reflect and expand upon the faultlines and fractures present in our culture(s). ‘New Methods Of Deception’ presents innovative ways to live with big data and surveillance. Will the rapid improvement of surveillance and big data technology render some of these methods redundant? RB: This project (the earlier version of ‘New Methods of Deception’) was conceived and completed in 2010. This is really an updated time capsule of our conception of surveillance technology as we imagined it into the near future from that point. The ability to collect, store data and mine it effectively has increased dramatically beyond the scope we envisioned. The cumulative impact of these developments seems poised to create an environment where the act of ‘active’ disappearance may itself become an impossibility, rendering everything in ‘New Methods of Deception’ redundant.

BF: Undoubtedly. When we worked on the earlier version of NMOD (‘New Methods of Deception’) some of the surveillance systems we described were in the research lab, and some didn't exist yet. Unlike software exploits used over the internet though, these require physical presence, hence the very real risk to being discovered. A hacker can probe software safely at home to find a security hole, then go and try the attack on a real server; if caught they can disconnect and leave nothing but an IP address that goes nowhere. To find reliable methods in NMOD would put individuals and organizations at risk, so you would expect the ensuing arms-race to be very one-sided compared to internet exploits. The techniques with the most longevity are ones based on human behavior—becoming part of a group the state has no interest in, or acts erratically.

While I was reading through NMOD, I imagined a scene of ordinary looking people living amongst a community of individuals walking lopsidedly, wearing irregular makeup, teeth overlays, body padding and odd sized shoes; Am I imagining the near future? BF: It’s one of the more visually evocative ideas in the manual; the explosion of creativity needed to totally transform appearances and behavior so they're wildly outside norms. It’s an avenue that’s open, especially as part of an explicit rejection of surveillance by young people or out-groups. However, the easier routes involve using communities that society already mostly ignores; the homeless, addicts, untouchable castes, minor religious sects etc.

RB: The performative aspect of avoiding surveillance is something that really appealed to us. As new subcultures form and gain momentum, even something as seemingly outlandish as the visuals described above could become a reality but it would need a critical mass of people to adopt it to work in the kind of surveillance masking role we were describing.

Can you foresee an increase in ready-to-wear fashion and beauty brands adopting anti-surveillance designs and methods? BF: If this does happen, it will likely come from an evolution of consumer choices rather than explicit design. In the early 2000's there were designers creating elaborate anti-CCTV fashion/wearables involving patterns or LEDs. In the end, the hoodie proliferated as a low-cost, adaptable way of disarming CCTV for school kids and spies alike. RB: I think the business model of fashion and our desires as consumers are rooted in quite traditional aesthetic choices, ones that are tweaked and refined rather than revolutionary; we can see this with the slow adoption of wearables. Without a doubt, the hoody and lately the face mask (Occupy, Antifa) remains the current fashion solution to maintain anonymity. Surveillance implementation does not stop at local government and law informants, but could also be carried out by opponents, stalkers, and by people that simply have a problem with you. Easy accessibility to this kind of technology means that anyone can be your enemy. Do you sympathize with people who fall victim to unwanted surveillance, data mining and/or cyber-crimes? RB: The array of surveillance technology that can be deployed against the individual by another is staggering, simultaneously the skill barrier and costs needed to implement are falling, making it far easier for even lone actors to deploy. Our desires to take advantage of the benefits of connectivity are in conflict with our notions of privacy and individual agency, so it’s hard not to feel sympathy.

BF: Absolutely. The depth and breadth of what is possible now are already almost beyond anyone's capacity to understand it as a whole, especially when considering the future implications of data collected today. Like most technologies, we make it meet our desires, then it gradually remakes us in unforeseen ways.

Passwords or fingerprint locks? BF: You can change a password. You can forget a password.

RB: I listened to a podcast recently with a cryptologist and security analyst who uses only physical backups for passwords and cycles to new ones routinely. Interesting that someone in that profession uses such analog methods.

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transhumanitynet · 6 years ago

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SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? (pt.1 of 2)

Welcome to the Zero State (ZS). ZS is an activist community, part of the Social Futurist movement, and – depending on who you ask – it may or may not be a game. As noted here, just because something is a game, that does not mean it doesn’t have very real consequences. In any case, ZS wants you to join the fun. Who knows, perhaps you are already playing the game.

ZS tells a story

In the ZS mythos-narrative, acceleration of technological development and societal trends comes to a spectacular and rather unforgiving head somewhere around the middle of the 21st Century (C21). Some people make it. Many don’t. The “Zero State” is one of around a dozen societies left standing after the dust settles, later in the Century.

The punchline is that the societies left standing at the end of the Century bear little or no resemblance to the nations we know today, and about the only thing they all have in common is the fact that they survived by embracing some combination of high technology and efficient communal organization. Hyper-Individualism and Neo-Luddism turned out to be self-imposed death sentences, over the medium term (in other words, in an apocalyptic scenario going it alone or eschewing technology are very poor choices). Most of the cherished beliefs held by modern humans around the year 12020 had, within three decades, become every bit as obsolete as witch burnings, the Whig party, or wax cylinder recordings.

Now, for the twist: Several of these late-C21 societies, ZS included, have developed technologies which appear to manipulate the past. Whether these technologies represent bona fide time-travel, some kind of quantum physics parlour trick, or massive computational simulation of the Old World, inevitably they are used as tools in the continuing struggle for survival. As people (apparently) living in the early years of C21 come to believe they are agents of these future societies, ensnared in complex machinations to support one faction or other, one outcome or other, there is no clear way to be sure what is really true. So, we must ask:

Is this belief a delusion, some form of insanity?

If not, is it actually time travel, or some other technological trick?

Even if the whole thing is just a simulation or game, how would you distinguish between one game with serious consequences from another which is just trivial entertainment?

If you are the kind of person who questions reality and their role in it, then the breadcrumbs below and in part 2 of this article may interest you. If you are the kind of person who never thinks to ask such questions that’s fine, of course… just know that the world may not be as it seems, and there may be consequences to that, even if right now you think you don’t care. Who knows… one day, you might.

Following breadcrumb trails, down Rabbit Holes… 1. Come Together, Over Me: Blackstar Philosophy

The Blackstar (★) is a symbol of Technological Singularity, and of our Transhumanist Philosophy. As such, it represents the complete rebirth of ourselves, humanity, society, and the world, through ethically principled technology.

As a civilization-goal-ideal, this idea speaks to a broader memeplex including the power to rationally integrate multiple principles under one unifying ideal, to govern in strict accord with those principles, to work toward a collective identity as a people, to promote liberation from the constraints of the past, and renewal of the human civilization which emerged from various “cradles” across the Eurasian continent over the last several thousand years.

Most broadly speaking, this Blackstar Philosophy (which can also be denoted by the Greek letter Phi – Φ – in place of the Blackstar) begins with the core tenets of Cartesian Skepticism and Platonic Idealism.

From there, the rejection of imbalance, of Spectacle, and of governance-by-Dialectic leads to the general adoption of a Radical Centrist stance.

Within the broad space of possible Radical Centrist positions, we are Social Futurists. Not all Radical Centrists are Social Futurists, but all Social Futurists are Radical Centrists.

Finally, the Zero State is a prominent community and game within the space of potential Social Futurisms.

For more breadcrumbs & Rabbit Holes see Part 2 of this article.

SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? (pt.1 of 2) was originally published on transhumanity.net

#Alternate Reality Game #ARG #Breadcrumbs #Cartesian Skepticism #philosophy #Platonic Idealism #Principles #Rabbit Holes #Radical Centrism #Social Futurism #Zero State #zs #crosspost #transhuman #transhumanitynet #transhumanism #transhumanist #thetranshumanity

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ronniemacsblog-blog · 6 years ago

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About us:

My name is Arthur,i like to play video games to ride a bike and play with my dog and his name is yuri.

My name is Walter, I'm 15 years old. I like to be with my friends, go to parties and have fun with friends. I'm a good friend, and a good person.

My name is Iago Afini, I'm 15 years old. I like to ride my bike and play soccer. I am a friendly and kind person with the neighbor.

my name is Enzo Furlan, I'm 15 years old I like to ride a bike and play sports. I'm a good person and a trustworthy friend.

My name is Murilo Bernardo, I'm 15 years old. I am a creative person, and funny, and I have a strong personality. I like to play video games, play sports and go horseback riding. My favorite sport is team roping.

CINEMA:

TOP 8 of the best films 2018

1-Roxanne Roxanne. Released: March 23. ...

2-The Endless. Released: April 6. ...

3-Skate Kitchen. Released: August 10. ...

4-Blockers. Released: April 6. ...

5-Unfriended: Dark Web. Released: July 20. ...

6-Crazy Rich Asians. Released: August 15. ...

7-Ant-Man and the Wasp. Released: July 6. ...

8-The Old Man & the Gun. Released: September 28.

THEATER:

TOP 10 beautifull theaters in the world

1-Odeon of Herodes Attic - Athens, Greece

2-Opera Garnier - Paris, France

3-Grand Theater of the Liceu - Barcelona, Spain

4-The Globe - London, United Kingdom

5-La Scala - Milão, Itália

6-Radio City Music Hall - New York, USA

7-Bolshoi Theater - Moscow, Russia

8-Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia

9-Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires, Argentina

10-Big National Theater - Pequim, China

TOP 5 the most famous comics.

1) Batman - The Dark Knight Returns (DC Comics)

Batman The Dark Knight Returns made almost every single "Best of" list I used. Consistently it was in the top five of every list out there and often at number one. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns was a 1986 four-issue miniseries by Frank Miller, illustrated also by Miller and Klaus Janson, and published by DC Comics.

2) The Sandman (DC Comics / Vertigo)

Dark fantasy, horror, surrealism- all these styles come together in the critically acclaimed The Sandman series from Vertigo Comics (a sub-imprint of DC Comics). The Sandman was written by Neil Gaiman. Its artists included Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Marc Hempel, and Michael Zulli, with lettering by Todd Klein and covers by Dave McKean.

3) Watchmen (DC Comics)

No surprise here. Watchmen is either at or near the top of every single "Best of comics" list. It is the best selling graphic novel in comic book history and spun off a major motion picture. Watchmen was a graphic novel published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987.

4) Kingdom Come (DC Comics)

This was my personal pick for number one as I enjoyed DC Comic's Kingdom Come far more than Dark Knight Returns, The Sandman, or Watchmen. Kingdom Come was a four-issue mini-series published in 1996 by DC Comics under their Elseworlds imprint. It was written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross and painted by Ross.

5) Fables (Vertigo)

Fables was a comic book series created by Bill Willingham and published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Willingham served as sole writer for its entirety, with Mark Buckingham penciling more than 110 issues. Fables was launched in July 2002, and concluded in July 2015.

TECHNOLOGY: Positive and Negatives things.

The simplest form of technology is the development and use of basic tools. The prehistoric discovery of how to control fire and the later Neolithic Revolution increased the available sources of food, and the invention of the wheel helped humans to travel in and control their environment. Developments in historic times, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale.

Technology has many effects. It has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products known as pollutionand deplete natural resources to the detriment of Earth's environment. Innovations have always influenced the values of a society and raised new questions of the ethics of technology. Examples include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, and the challenges of bioethics.

Philosophical debates have arisen over the use of technology, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worsens it. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar reactionary movements criticize the pervasiveness of technology, arguing that it harms the environment and alienates people; proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition.

MUSICS: eletronics and coutry music.

top 10 Eletronic musics 2018:

1-Alok, Zeeba and IRO Ocean 2-Alok, Bruno Martini feat. Zeeba Hear Me Now 3-Alok, Mathieu Koss Big Jet Plane 4-Alok, Bruno Martini, Zeeba Never Let Me Go 5-Dubdogz, Vitor Kley O Sol 6-Alok feat. Matheus & Kauan Soft 7-Dynoro In My Mind 8-Vintage Culture, KVSH, Breno Miranda Sing for Nós 9-Alok & Bhaskar Fire 10-Capital Cities Safe And Sound

top 8 Country music:

1. I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash

2. I Will Always Love You da Dolly Parton

3. Mama Tried de Merle Haggard

4. Crazy da Patsy Cline

5. We’re All Alone (Only) da Reba McEntire

6. Indian Outlaw do Tim McGraw

7. There You’ll Be da Faith Hill

8. Man! I Feel Like A Woman da Shania Twain

TECHNOWORLD:

TOP 5 COMMOM COMPUTER PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION:

1. Computer speed and performance is diminished.

One of the things that computer owners usually notice this. There are several reasons why it happens to your computer. Lack of maintenance, fragmented data, corrupted registry, spyware and unnecessary burden on computer programs and services can certainly affect your computer speed and performance. Manage your programs and cleaning the registry can easily increase your computer's performance up to 30%.

2. Computer system freezes and blue screens of death.

You have to do some serious diagnostic procedures to effectively know the problem with your computer. Computer virus or spyware might be some reason why this happens on your computer. Update your anti-spyware immediately to avoid such problems and thoroughly scan your computer to see if it has any viruses or spywares. If you find that your computer is free of spyware, then update your hardware drive is the next step. Hardware-drive makes it easier for your computer to communicate with other hardware components. Without an updated driver CPU locks up and can cause problems when you use your computer. If it does not work try to increase your computer memory to avoid computer freezes. By increasing the RAM you get more use your computer's computing power.

3. Computer stops at reboot again and again.

This kind of problem is usually associated with hardware problem. Faulty power supply is usually the cause of this problem. Dirty or defective fan is another reason why your computer is rebooting spontaneously. When your computer tries to cool itself when the fan is faulty it automatically shuts off. Dust has accumulated in your computer that can capture the heat inside, making it warmer. What you need to do is clean the fan and make sure it runs properly. Do not forget to check your power supply.

4. Sounds and vibrations.

This one is almost certain that you have a hardware problem. High frequency noise can be caused by electronic components. Whatever the reason, you conduct a small study. Unplug your computer and remove the case and run the computer to discover the origin of noise. If a loose wire or bad fan is what makes the noise so it may be time to call a computer tech to help you with your problem.

5. Your browser start page has changed.

It is known as "high-jacking", which is also caused by a spyware is installed on your system. The spyware on your computer has installed a javascript in your web browser, which tells your browser to change settings, thus changing the default homepage in your browser. What you can do is to run an anti-virus or spyware program to remove spyware from your computer.

All the problems stated in this article can be avoided easily by simply maintain your computer. Do not panic when you encounter a computer problem with your PC, because the key to fixing that problem is to correct diagnosis to identify what is happening on your computer. Take a few minutes to run some diagnostic tests or seek help in computer forums, before you rush out to computer Technical Center.

WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS DANCES.

Belly Dance: Dance uses trunk, hips and abdomen movements, also used elements such as swords, veils, daggers, jugs and bowls. It began very closely with the religion, being initially danced only in the temples by priestesses of Old Egypt.

Tango: Tango is a dance that has emerged in Argentina and is known for its tangosensuality. The most known steps of Tango are the "hook" and the "ocho", the hook is characterized by the raised of leg of the couple and they hook the legs. The eight is a step executed by the woman and she draws the number eight with her legs.

Bharatanatyam: this dance is traditional and one of the oldest Bharatanatyamda India, it is classic in style and contains many expressions of body and face. Dancers use soft movements and poses. The dance is accompanied by musical instruments such as the flute, the violin and tambura.

10. Geórgia O’Keefe passava os dias em Lake George, Nova Iorque no início de 1900, o que inspirou muitas de suas obras. Esta pintura mostra as ondas suaves e ondulações do Lago George.

9. Provavelmente a mais famosa pintura de Salvador Dalí, 'A Persistência da Memória' foi criada em 1931 e agora é exibida no Museu de Arte Moderna de Nova Iorque. Dalí introduziu os relógios de bolso nesta obra. Você também pode fazer a figura humana no centro da pintura.

8. 'O Sonho de Pablo Picasso'. Picasso foi pioneiro no movimento de arte moderna chamado ''cubismo'' e é amplamente reconhecido como o artista mais importante do século 20.

7. 'Canto do Jardim de Montgeron' de Claude Monet. Este famoso quadro de Monet foi criado em 1877. Monet é conhecido como o impressionista clássico. Nesta obra, Monet captou a natureza sempre em mudança de luz e cor.

6. 'Café Terrace at Night' de Vincent Van Gogh. Nesta pintura, Van Gogh retrata um café em Arles, que hoje é chamado ''Café Van Gogh''. O estilo da pintura é original de Van Gogh com cores quentes e profundidade de perspectiva.

5. 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' de Jan Vermeer é uma das obras-primas do pintor. Como o seu nome indica, é utilizado um brinco de pérola como ponto focal usado por uma menina, provavelmente antes de seu casamento. A falta de fundo deixa o quadro ainda mais interessante e original.

4. 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' por Pierre Auguste Renoir. A pintura retrata um grupo de amigos de Renoir relaxando em uma varanda ao longo do rio Sena. Nesta pintura Renoir conquistou a alegria da classe média do final do século 19 na França, é uma pintura viva que traz felicidade e emoção para qualquer ambiente.

3. 'O Beijo' de Gustav Klimt. Klimt, o mestre de Viena pintou o beijo em 1907. A pintura retrata um casal rodeado por um manto de ouro e enfeites. Segundo críticos especialistas seria ''o beijo perfeito''.

2. 'Starry Night' de Vincent Van Gogh. Uma das pinturas mais conhecidas de hoje, 'Starry Night' de Van Gogh é uma pintura clássica que invoca emoções da serenidade do campanário da igreja para o abandono selvagem de cor usada para o seu céu da noite.

1. 'Mona Lisa' de Leonardo Da Vinci. A 'Mona Lisa', a pintura mais famosa do mundo e uma das mais valiosas, é propriedade do governo francês e pendura no Louvre, em Paris. A pintura mostra uma mulher olhando para o telespectador com o que é muitas vezes descrita como um sorriso ''enigmático''. A 'Mona Lisa' é talvez a parte mais famosa da história da arte, nenhuma outra obra de arte conseguiu causar tanta polêmica.

MADE BY: ARTHUR AUGUSTO, ENZO FURLAN, WALTER CALIL FILHO, MURILO BERNARDO e IAGO AFINI

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historyofthebook-blog · 7 years ago

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Blog Eight - Book was There

The impact of digital technology on the printed novel has resulted in worries about the future of the book. Robert Coover’s The End of Books, declared “the print medium has come to its end”. Print, he prophesied, would be replaced by the digital medium: the novel, for its part, would be replaced by hypertext fiction.

In his seminal essay, “the death of the author”, Roland Barthes argues for the restoration of the place of the reader, rather than having the author impose limits on the text. Critics like Hammond think that this is only achievable with technology, and that it is the digital which will transform writing. Régis Debray says that with digital technology, the reader is “no longer simply spectator… but co-author of what he reads”. However, I think that the reader has never merely been a spectator, because, regardless of how authoritative the author wants to be, the reader has always done what he/she wants with a text and has always found their own path. I also think this fits in with what I previously said about the interactivity of texts. Literature has always been interactive in allowing each reader to do different things with a text. Therefore, as critics such as Wolfgang Iser and Stanley Fish believe, while the author puts the words on the page, it is the reader who brings them to life through the process of reading. In The Reading Process, Iser argues that the literary work possesses “two poles”: “the text created by the author” and “the realisation accomplished by the reader”.

I feel, then, that technology isn’t threatening the book because the book already does what technology is claiming to do: creating an interactive experience for the reader. At the same time then, technology doesn’t need to be feared because it is not facilitating the death of the book. Therefore, while I myself would prefer to read a book in the traditional sense (whether because of familiarity, nostalgia or neo-luddism I’m not entirely sure), things like the kindle and eBooks shouldn’t necessarily be criticized. Either way, it’s the text that’s providing this interactivity, so really the medium shouldn’t matter much.

I think this is beginning to set up the idea for my project, and reminds me of a quote from a video from my first blogpost.

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From 3:42, the video says, “As the book evolves and we replace bound texts with flat screens and electronic ink, are these objects and files really books? Does the feel of the cover or the smell of the paper add something crucial to the experience? Or does the magic live only in the words, no matter what the presentation?

References:

Adam Hammond, “Interactivity: Revolution and Evolution in Narrative’ in Literature in the Digital Age (Cambridge University Press, 2016).

Régis Debray, The Future of the Book, 145 (1996).

Wolfgang Iser, The Reading Process: A Phenomenological Approach’ in New Literary History, Vol. 3, No. 2, (Winter, 1972).

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collegeinit · 4 years ago

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Neo Luddism (negative impact of technology)

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is growing day by day. Technology solves problems with the various invention. Technology has both negative and positive impacts. The pace of technology is transforming society which has made life easy but also created inequality between people. The rise of technology (such as nuclear technology, automation) has raised many questions doubting technology. Neo-Luddism or new Luddism is an ideology opposing many forms of technology. This ideology was active in the early stage of the 90s. People having the same ideology is called neo-Luddite. Neo Luddites oppose technology that is materialistic or destructive of society.

Rise of technology

As a student of information technology, I have seen Technology has a big impact on the industrial revolution which has caused a large scale of urbanization. The technology was enhancing productivity with various inventions which helped industries work fast, easy and profitable. Due to this reason technology created many workers unemployed and in this period the labor wage started decreasing. This has created a big economic gap between people. Neo Luddism ideology is critical about technology. Neo Luddite is growing and cautious to adopt rising technology. Technology may be great but it can be harmful too. Technology is changing our society day by day. During my research I have found data from 1979 to 2008 U.S population has increased by 35% and manufacturing employments have dropped 31% from 19.4 million jobs to 13.5 million jobs. Technology invention has eliminated the jobs of humans by reducing the price of production. The adaption of technology has created huge unemployment for blue-collar jobs such as labor. It has also created a fear of losing jobs towards workers in various fields. Everyone is working very hard even when productivity has increased because of the fear of losing the job.

Internet

The Internet is one of the popular inventions of Technology. It is a great source of information but every source is not reliable and trustworthy. I found 40% of the world’s population is using social media. Technology has reduced distance between people but it has also created distance of social relationships between people. The Internet has grown and every new generation is now involving in social media. Social media is very addictive, people on average spend two hours every day. Using computers for a long period can cause burring the vision. The screen of a computer can generate radiation that can harm the eyes. According to me, Social media has a good impact on society but it also has a toxic environment. People have too much involved their life in social media. It can cause distractions while we are doing focused work. As more users are using the internet everyone may not have good intentions.

Increasing the use of computers has increased computer crimes. Technology is growing rapidly and breaching our privacy. Nowadays, privacy issues are also rising as a student of information technology privacy of an individual is very important. Tracking location and spying information of an individual can be very easy for professionals because of electronic devices connected to a network. Big corporate are collecting data of people and data can be the next source of income. Many websites collect data and use them for advertisement and marketing. Websites collecting data can track location and know users' likes and dislikes. Every individual has a different experience in social media but as I have seen social media it can influence people's perception. I have seen a piece of news about Cambridge Analytica which has collected millions of data of American citizens without their concern which helped Donald Trump to elect as a president of America. From this scenario, I can tell social media can influence and manipulate people. Mental health professionals are getting concerned about the impact of social media on mental health.

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Technology impact on the environment

Technology has a negative impact such as climate, energy, water and creates waste. The industry is consuming energy heavily. As the population is increasing use of vehicles using energy such as fuel is also increasing which is increasing air pollution. The usage of energy is affecting the earth’s climate. I have seen so many articles about global warming .technologies releasing carbon dioxide can be one of the causes of the greenhouse. Even in the field of agriculture uses technology which has a negative impact. Using pesticides, fertilizer and such chemicals can harm the soil. In context of Nepal I have not seen waste management from industry which is polluting the environment.

I found neo-Luddism is a philosophy that opposes technology that hampers human life. It shows the technological influence on people's life. People should know what they are using and how can they impact our lives. I found that while using technology people should be aware about how its working and its impacts in a long term. During my research I found various impacts of technology.

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